Depress vs Downweigh - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between depress and downweigh

is that depress is to press down while downweigh is to weigh or press down; depress; cause to sink or prevent from rising.

(es)

To press down.

Depress the upper lever to start the machine.

To make depressed, sad or bored.

Winter depresses me.

To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.

Lower productivity will eventually depress wages.

To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).

(math) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.

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(en verb)

To weigh or press down; depress; cause to sink or prevent from rising.